Long-haul buses lie idle beneath the Sayedabad-Jatrabari stretch of Mayor Hanif Flyover as the city experiences almost regular traffic flow during the BNP's nationwide hartal on Thursday. — FE photo
ROME, Nov 30 (Reuters): Italian lawmakers on Thursday approved a government decree that allows migrants aged 16 or 17 to be held in adult reception centres and gives police stronger powers to check that migrants are not falsely claiming to...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) announced on Thursday its ninth round of countrywide blockade programme for Sunday to realise some longstanding demands.The blockade programme will start at 6:00 am Sunday and continue until 6:00 am. Senior joint secretary general of BNP...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-01 00:00:00
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) expressed concern that the upcoming 12th national election would not reflect the people's will as it would not be truly participatory polls.Referring to previous polls in 2014 and 2018 and citing the so-far pre-poll atmosphere for...
TEL AVIV, Nov 30 (AFP): Visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli leaders on Thursday that a temporary truce in their war with Hamas was "producing results" and should continue.Blinken, on his third trip to the region since...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-01 00:00:00
Speakers at an international conference on Thursday said sustainability-related disclosure in the public sector financial reports should be of high quality and usable for decision making. Importantly, they said, it should be subject to effective audit which can help build...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2023-12-01 00:00:00
In tandem with latest such western moves comes a European Union report carrying concerns over labour-and human-rights situation in Bangladesh, with implicit reference to facilities in the country's largest export market. The EU in its report, based on firsthand findings...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-01 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken initiatives to address the flaws identified in the new Income Tax Act 2023 for the greater interest of the people."After sitting and consulting with relevant stakeholders, the new law was enacted. Despite...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-01 00:00:00
Leading entrepreneur Kamran Tanvirur Rahman has been elected President of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) for the year 2024. Tech-entrepreneur Habibullah N. Karim and Group CEO of Transcom Limited Simeen Rahman have been elected Senior Vice...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-01 00:00:00
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said that Bangladesh need not worry about the new US labour policy, which the White House mentions as a "historic step to advance worker empowerment, rights and high labour standards globally".Addressing concerns raised in...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-01 00:00:00
The first-ever intercity train between Dhaka and Cox's Bazar will roll on from the beach town this (Friday) afternoon, marking a momentous occasion in Bangladesh's railway history.With this, the commercial rail operation on the Dhaka-Cox's Bazar route will begin, operating...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-12-01 00:00:00
Yet another appreciation of the local currency against the US dollar surprises money-market analysts who see the cuts in exchange rate as 'artificial', not driven by market dynamics.Raising question over frequent depreciation of the greenback at a time when Bangladesh's...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest temperature in...
Workers at the printing presses have to race against time during the last two months (November-December) of the year to ensure that calendars for the New Year are ready on time. The picture was taken from printing hub Fokirapul in...
Dhaka's air quality has been categorised as 'unhealthy' for three consecutive days, reports UNB.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 167 at 8:54 am on Thursday, Dhaka ranked eighth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air...
Bangladesh has recorded 877 dengue cases in the latest daily count, taking the tally this year to 311,891 amid the worst outbreak of the disease, reports bdnews24.com.The death toll from the mosquito-borne virus increased by seven to 1,622 in the...
Professor Dr Sadeka Halim has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Jagannath University (JnU).She is the 6th Vice-Chancellor and first woman VC of the university. The Ministry of Education has issued a gadget notification in this regard on Thursday.According...
Syed Shukur Ali Shuvo of the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Mohiuddin of Desh TV have been elected President and General Secretary of the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), reports UNB.Shuvo bagged 583 votes, while his nearest rival candidates Shakhawat Hossain...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-01 00:00:00
The High Court on Thursday scrapped a verdict of labour appellate tribunal that opined 106 sacked and retired employees of the Grameen Kalyan are entitled to get 5 per cent of the company's net profit. The High Court bench of...
Bangladesh Air Force Women Welfare Association (BAFWWA) president Tahmida Hannan distributing warm-clothes among destitute women at BAFWWA central office in the city on Thursday — ISPR
Though the government claims to have achieved the target of ensuring one hundred per cent access to electricity, still 7.64 per cent consumers have to provide bribes to officials to get electricity connections, reports UNB.Such a gloomy picture came from...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-01 00:00:00
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has opened an Electromyogram (EMG) and Neuromuscular Disor-ders Clinic to offer new avenues for treatment and research for pediatric neurological patients. Nerve conduction studies (NCS) and EMG tests play a crucial role in diagnosing...
The Election Commission (EC) has issued a show-cause notice on Shakib Al Hasan, star cricketer and Awami League-nominated candidate for Magura-1 constituency, for breaching electoral code of conduct, reports UNB.Shakib has also been asked to appear before the election search...
The BNP has expelled its Vice Chairman Shahjahan Omar from the party's all levels for breaching the party discipline as he submitted nomination paper to contest the national election as a ruling party candidate, reports UNB."BNP National Executive Committee Vice...
BNP-backed white panel teachers have boycotted the upcoming Dhaka University Teachers Association Election (DUTA) election, reports UNB.They announced the decision at press conference at Dhaka University Club on Thursday. Prof Mohammad zLutfor Rahman, convener of white panel, read out a...
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 30 (UNB): A 22-year-old activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was killed by miscreants at Natun Rasta in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram district on Wednesday night. The dead is Jewel Raja of Hadimusa area under ward 2 of...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said the top leaders of BNP have been detained in their own prison, making it impossible for them to participate in any elections, report agencies."The BNP leadership, by confining their party leaders...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 has sentenced seven Razakars from Bagerhat to death for crimes they committed during the Liberation War in 1971, reports BSS.The seven convicts are Khan Akram Hossain, Sheikh Md Ukiluddin, Md Mokbul Mollah, Khan Ashraf Ali,...
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